Hi, I’m Trupti, Founder of BPA and I have thoughtfully curated these pure-pigment, handmade watercolors for maximum mixing capability and lightfastness to paint a wide range of landscapes.
I have used these combination of colors since 2019 and they’ve allowed me to paint archival landscapes ranging from misty pines to summer skies to winter wonderlands, all of which have sold to collectors around the world.
This is why I specifically recommend this palette with full pans in my Painting Large Watercolors course.
If you’re a passionate landscape painter like me or want to become one, this is the ultimate palette for you.
Each color is rich and saturated with a large tonal range, giving you a creamy load of paint at the slightest touch of the brush. And every color on this palette mixes with the others to give you every landscape color you’ll ever need.
Below are the colors with their pigment codes and characteristics:
1. Lemon Yellow - The perfect cool yellow offering a lot of control, use this gorgeous yellow to mix bright, tropical greens
Pigment - PY3
Semi-transparent, non-granulating, low staining
Lightfastness - 7 = Lightfast
2. Alphonso Yellow - The perfect warm yellow in any palette, this is an indespensable color in mixing natural greens and peach tones with the Quin Gulaal. This color reminds me of my favourite Alphonso mangoes in India.
Pigment - PY83
Semi transparent, non-granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
3. Hobbes - The first Orange in our line, it's named after one of my favourite fictional characters, Hobbes from Calvin & Hobbes. It's the perfect orange that mixes rich, earthy greens with Syahi Prussian Blue.
Pigment - PY83, PR112
Semi-opaque, non-granulating, medium staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
4. Scarlet Ibis - This warm red is the perfect addition to any palette with high tinting strength.
Pigment - PR112
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 7 = Lightfast
5. Quin Gulaal (Quinacridone Rose) - Gulaal is a beautiful warm rose color in Indian culture. Our Quinacridone Rose is the perfect rose color with just the right amount of warmth in it. It's a highly important mixing cool red in many artist's palettes.
Pigment - PV19
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
6. Cobalt Blue - A soft, powdery, non-staining blue that is immensely useful as a mixing color. A blue that speaks of spring skies, it is an essential blue on many artists' palette.
Pigment - PB28
Semi-transparent, non-staining, lightly granulating
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
7. Butterfly Pea Ultramarine - A staple in almost all artists' palettes, our Ultramarine blue leans towards a cooler side. It has a large tonal range.
Pigment - PB29
Semi-transparent, granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
8. Cerulean Sky - A soft, greenish-blue that has the most delightful granulation! Use it in your skies to get a lovely texture that amplifies the mood in your paintings.
Pigment - PB35
Semi-transparent, non-staining, granulating
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
9. Cobalt Teal - An extraordinarily beautiful teal color with stunning graluation, that is reminiscent of the patina on a copper plate. This color is a must-have for sunny alpine lakes, mediterranean seas or colorful coral reefs.
Pigment - PB50
Semi-transparent, non-staining, granulating
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
10. Indus Blue (Phthalo blue RS) - This blue is a stunning, deep-valued, transparent mid-blue which leans towards a warmer side. It has high tinting strength and is highly staining.
Pigment - PB 15:0
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
11. Phthalo Turquoise - A stunning, deep-valued, transparent turquoise which leans towards a cooler side. It has high tinting strength and is highly staining. Paint magical seascapes with this.
Pigment - PB 15, PG7
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
12. Deodar Green - Named after the towering Deodar trees of the Himalayas, this cool green is an absolutely essential mixing color. It'll give you beautiful sap greens with warm yellows, neutrals with warm reds and jewel tone purples with cool reds.
Pigment - PG7
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
13. Moss Green - Inspired by richness of a variety of moss that covers the floors of the Western Ghats, this natural green is a lovely add to your palette.
Pigment - PG7, PY83
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
14. Forest Green - A new take on one of our most popular colors, this is a rich, deep green inspired by the shadows of Monsoon jungles. Think of this as a greenish neutral color on your palette, akin to Pyrelene Green.
Pigments - PG7, PBk7
Transparent to semi transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
15. Chromium Oxide Green - This incredible natural green is the perfect soothing color for summer fields and sun-kissed trees. It is a soft-yet-intense opaque color that mixes well with other landscape colors and that's why I always use it in my personal watercolor practice. It can be found in single pans or in Trupti's Signature 24 palette.
Pigment - PG17
Opaque-to-transparent, low-staining, highly granulating
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
16. Nutmeg Raw Sienna - A gentle earth yellow which is special because it doesn't make greens when mixed with blues. Perfect color for a warm glowing sky.
Pigment - PBr7
Semi opaque, granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
17. Turmeric Yellow Ochre - A staple in almost all artists' palettes, it is a warm, earthy, golden yellow with a large tonal range.
Pigment - PY42
Opaque to transparent, non-granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
18. Chinar Red - A warm, Venetian Red named after the flaming red Chinar trees of Kashmir. It is the perfect color for pink flesh tones. It has a large tonal range.
Pigment - PR101
Opaque to transparent, medium granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
19. Staranise Caput Mortem - A classic purple-brown with a cool pink undertone, this is a rich color with a large tonal range.
Pigment - PR101
Opaque to transparent, minimal granulation, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
20. Mitti Burnt Umber - A rich, dark brown resembling dark chocolate, made of mineral earth pigment from Italy. An absolute must have in any watercolor palette. It makes rich granulating blacks when mixed with ultramarine blue. Dilute it to get an enticing span of colors and granulation.
Pigment - PBr7
Semi-transparent, granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
21. Dark Clove Hematite - My absolute favourite brown with a dark value, it granulates with the most beautiful texture. It has found a permanent place in my palette.
Pigment - PBr7
Semi transparent, heavily granulating, non-staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
22. Trupti's Grey - Named after our founder's favourite grey, it is our home-blend of perfectly balanced pigments to give a deep grey with blue undertones. It's the perfect color for monochrome works because of it's extraordinary tinting strength.
Pigment - PB 15, PV19, PBk6
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
23. Trupti's Indigo - A signature blend by our Founder, this deep, inky yet vibrant blue is the perfect night sky color. It is also a great neutral on your palette. Use it by itself in its pure glory or use it to darken your color mixes.
Pigment - PB 15:0, PV19, PBk6
Transparent, non-granulating, staining
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
24. Eggplant Purple - A deep glowing purple make with two unusual pigments. Use this as a neutral for your shadows or to paint monochrome masterpieces.
Pigment - PV19, PG7
Transparent
Lightfastness - 8 = Very Lightfast
You’ll get a free tin box with every purchase of this watercolor set!
A compact tin box which is perfect for plein air painters, or just as a nice home for all your precious colours!
It is natural for some paints to have cracked surfaces by their nature. However, we assure you, the cracks don't affect the performance of the paints.
Each pan is magnetised. The paints come in their individual portable tin boxes. All tin boxes in our shop are shipped in upcycled, colorful cotton bags, which you can reuse in any manner you wish. Since the bags are upcycled, we can't promise everybody the same kind of bag.
Please give us four weeks time to make and ship these paints.